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Android Folder Hierarchy Ask Question Click on the Link to View The folder Hierarchy of Android Partitions As said, Android makes use of multiple partitions. In the file system, they are represented by "directories", which serve as their mount-points: ┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────┐ | Partition | Explanation | ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────┤ | /boot | kernel & Co. | | /cache | app cache | | /data | user data partition¹ | | /data/data | app data¹ | | /dev | devices² | | /mnt/asec | encrypted apps (App2SD) | | /mnt/emmc | internal sdcard³ | | /mnt/sdcard | external sdcard³ | | /proc | process information² | | /recovery | used in recovery mode | | /system | system ROM (read-only) | └─────────────┴───────────────────────────┘ As for the directories contained, I will aga